Calm before the Storm.

So tomorrow is Out Comes the Wolves and man am I exited I have not played in a propper Steamroller event since September last year. I have organised 2 tournaments during my competitive dry spell but I am itching to play, hopefully I can get myself back into the top 5 on the national rankings (Currently 6th).....well I can hope.

SO in the past week I have been painting up my Gun Mages + UA and my Rangers so that I can field two fully painted lists that have completely different play styles.


My Lists are:

Lord Commander Stryker
* Ol' Rowdy
* Squire

Field Mechaniks (Leader and 3 Grunts)

Stormblade Infantry (Leader and 5 Grunts)
* Stormblade Infantry Officer & Standard
* * Stormclad

Journeyman Warcaster
* Charger

Professor Victor Pendrake

Stormsmith Stormcaller

Captain Allister Caine
* Ironclad
* Squire

Arcane Tempest Gun Mages (Leader and 5 Grunts)
* Arcane Tempest Gun Mage Officer
* * Hunter
* * Hunter

Rangers

Captain Arlan Strangewayes

Eiryss, Angel of Retribution

Reinholdt, Gobber Speculator


So as you can see I have gone for Assassination casters. Lets just hope I can use them correctly.

Wish Me Luck!!!!!

New Khador 'Caster and his 'Jack.

So yesterday I see a thread in the PP general forums that looks interesting and because my proxy at work does not allow me to go to the PP main site I decided to give the thread a look see hoping that someone had linked the image in a format that I could see it.

Well what a surprise I got when I saw all the negative remarks about the model. Even some well known Interwebz celebs had some bad words about the model. So I kept on scrolling down hoping for a pic I could see but alas there was nothing.

So I got home last night and after reading all the remarks about the model having a awful weapon and too many pouches, I thought this guy was going to be hideous. So I opened my web browser and waited for it to load flicking back and forth from other pages (We don't have super fast ADSL here where I stay).



"Khador’s Iron Wolf has earned a reputation as a peerless master of heavy armor on the battlefield, a war hero beloved by his men and respected even by the enemies of the Motherland. He is famous for his ability to move large numbers of warjacks at an unprecedented pace to arrive where the enemy least expects him. Where Harkevich and his iron army stride, the enemy finds itself hounded, outmaneuvered, cornered, and eventually obliterated by overwhelming firepower."

 Finally a pic pops up and my first thought was "What are they complaining about, look at the uber-steampunk mace that he rev's up to kill people with". I can see where people are saying it looks like a pirate peg leg but damn that made me laugh thinking about him vs broadside......beaten to death with your own leg would take on a new meaning. And for the remarks about the model being to busy? Well I think he is 100% in line with everyone else, I was expect bags/pouches on every open space but when I hit the rotate button on the site I didn't feel that the model was over done. In fact I really like the Bedroll on his back. To me he looks like the kind of man who does not see the cities of Khador much and is always on the move. If his story is pointing in this direction then i think this sculpt is spot on.

“Black Ivan is the prized companion of Kommander Harkevich, a warcaster renowned for his ingenuity on the battlefield. Armed with a bombard and an industrial wrecking claw, Black Ivan is an unparalleled instrument of war that excels at both long-range bombardment and the brutal press of melee.”

So this morning I get to work and again I see a new thread on "Black Ivan" and I was like "who is this new solo?". So i open the thread and the about picture pops up. Now I'm not a big fan of the new plastic 'Jacks and the character kits but I must say that this boetie looks awesome. I haven't had a chance to look at the 360 view but I really like his "Industrial Wrecking Claw" lets hope this thing doesn't have armor piercing or we will have a some whiny faction forums out there. I already have a great respect for the Destroyer and its Bombard and normal Axe now it has even more CC potential so I'll have to watch out.

I really like both these models and after the forum hate that I saw yesterday I was expecting a lump of plastic/metal. I just think people now adays are just finding any old thing to moan about.

Glad I'm not one to follow the masses and shout out DOOM!

Well until next time.........